Opinions
Dan Ladd: Here’s why print still matters in outdoors media
For nearly 30 years, before I came to New York Outdoor News, I worked for a media company, which in the beginning served primarily print customers. Over time, however that changed as the company found
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Blame the Heritage Foundation for Project 2025 document
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 18, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Joe Fellegy: ‘Mom and pop’ resorts are declining in Minnesota. Why?
There are several big reasons why many “mom and pop” resorts have closed in Minnesota. But media coverage of this important topic rarely includes the multiple reasons why so many traditional resorts are now gone.<br
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Passing on the outdoors tradition among young peers
Passing on the outdoor tradition of hunting, fishing and trapping is an important task for aging sportsmen and women if we want to ensure a bright future for our pastimes, for so many reasons.
Steve Pollick: This year’s drought in Ohio provides wildlife lessons to ponder
If I were a minnow in Froggy Bottom Creek, out behind my house, I would be worried about losing life and limb.
The current drought, which has afflicted more than 90% of Ohio and
Outdoor Insights: New nonprofit, the Outdoor News Foundation, working to create permanent outdoor enthusiasts
For years, you’ve read about declining hunting and fishing license sales and the ramifications that holds for the future of natural resources management, not to mention the potential loss of the outdoors pastimes we hold
Bill Ziegler: New beaver policy detrimental to Michigan trout, streams
As beaver populations have grown to all-time historical highs the Michigan Department of Natural Resources policy and rules regulating management and control of these prolific rodents had become more liberal. The beaver is, of course,
Commentary: The U.S. farm bill expired (again), and the stakes are high for hunters and anglers
We don’t make bigger investments in conservation than we do with those in the federal farm bill. Totaling about $6 billion per year, it is the single-largest investment in conservation that the federal government makes
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Where’s the detail in drafts of duck and pheasant plans?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
